Surf Forecasts:
The Bluff-North Side surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 19s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 19s period, SW swell with 25,947 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Bluff-North Side this week:
The surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Bluff-North Side in the next 16 days are 6.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Bluff-North Side over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3051 | 4815 | 5889 | 5423 | 6032 | 4511 | 3415 | 3641 | 1626 | 4552 | 2416 | 553 | 866 | 946 | 1202 | 911 | 1186 | 2087 | 18139 | 23674 | 22850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.01m | 3:09AM1.92m | 4:03PM1.99m | 4:31AM1.90m | 5:22PM2.06m | 5:48AM1.98m | 6:28PM2.20m | 6:51AM2.10m | 7:22PM2.34m | 7:44AM2.23m | 8:09PM2.45m | 8:31AM2.34m | 8:52PM2.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.63m | 9:39AM0.50m | 10:27PM0.63m | 10:55AM0.47m | 11:42PM0.54m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:46AM0.39m | 1:03PM0.25m | 1:39AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.14m | 2:25AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.07m | |||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 3051 | 4815 | 5889 | 5423 | 6032 | 4511 | 3415 | 3641 | 1624 | 4552 | 2416 | 528 | 866 | 946 | 1202 | 911 | 671 | 2087 | — | 23674 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 24 | SW 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 173 | 72 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 99 | 553 | 279 | 344 | 621 | 694 | 197 | 1160 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | W 9 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 74 | 14 | 53 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 56 | — | 188 | 1204 | 812 | 1626 | 3858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1186 | 1237 | 18139 | 21271 | 22850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 57 | 57 | 600 | 625 | 600 | 182 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 144 | 158 | 76 | 158 | 753 |
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